A Child's Christmas in Wales
A reminiscence of Christmas, from the viewpoint of a young boy, that has been a holiday favorite for decades. In rich, humorous, magical prose, poet Dylan Thomas recalls the church-going, the tree-trimming, the food, the carols and games of his childhood Christmases. And, of course, Mrs. Prothero and the firemen. It is one of Thomas' most popular works.Always on Christmas night there was music, he writes. An uncle played the fiddle, a cousin sang Cherry Ripe, and another uncle sang Drake's Drum. It was very warm in the little house. Auntie Hannah, who had got on to the parsnip wine, sang a song about Bleeding Hearts and Death, and then anothe…
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Weitere Autoren: Ardizzone, Edward (Illustr.)
- ISBN: 978-0-87923-529-1
- EAN: 9780879235291
- Produktnummer: 29407243
- Verlag: David R Godine Publ
- Sprache: Englisch
- Erscheinungsjahr: 2014
- Seitenangabe: 48 S.
- Masse: H24.1 cm x B18.8 cm x D0.4 cm 145 g
- Gewicht: 145
- Sonstiges: Ab 5 - 10 J.
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Dylan Thomas was among the most popular cultural figures of the 20th century for the poems Do not go gentle into that good night and And death shall have no dominion; the play for voices Under Milk Wood; and stories and radio broadcasts such as Portrait of the Artist as a Young Dogand, especially, A Child's Christmas in Wales.
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